Life Sciences Institute

The Life Sciences Institute (LSI) at the University of British Columbia is dedicated to discovering the fundamental biological mechanisms underlying health and disease and translating this knowledge into new therapies. Our environment is designed to catalyze collaborative research ideas and interests. Officially opened in 2005, it is the largest UBC research unit to be jointly governed by the Faculties of Medicine and Science. The interdisciplinarity of the LSI is reflected in the mandate of its Research Groups, which foster the sharing of research ideas, expertise, resources, and joint efforts in the programs that train graduate and undergraduate students. Within the LSI there are over 86 faculty members' labs conducting vibrant, biomedical-based research on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, immune responses, infectious disease, cancer biology, developmental disorders, bacterial regulation, neuroscience, structural biology, and molecular epigenetics.